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Screven County commissioners move timeline to place TSPLOST on May 2022 ballot
Summary
The Screven County Board of Commissioners voted 5–2 to move forward with a timeline to place a transportation SPLOST (TSPLOST) on the May 2022 ballot after debate about whether a millage rollback would accompany the measure.
Screven County commissioners voted on December 14, 2021 to advance a timeline to put a transportation special-purpose local-option sales tax, or TSPLOST, on the May 2022 ballot.
Commissioner Mike Dixon presented the proposed timeline and moved to proceed; Commissioner Allison Willis seconded. Commissioners Willis, Dixon, Edwin Lovett, Rosa Romeo and J.C. Warren voted in favor; Commissioners John O. Triplett and Chairman Will Boyd voted no, and the motion carried by majority vote (5–2). The minutes record the questions and concerns raised during debate: Boyd and Triplett asked whether a millage rollback would be considered if the TSPLOST proceeds, and Willis said she wanted to see actual collections before supporting any rollback.
The board did not specify project-by-project allocations in the minutes; the action recorded advances the procedural steps required to put the referendum on the May ballot. Next steps in practice would include finalizing ballot language and any project list, and meeting statutory notice and public hearing requirements before the election.
